Man 'goes on the attack when the moon's out'

BROWNHELM TOWNSHIP -- A man who allegedly acted violently after drinking "copious amounts of vodka" told Lorain County sheriff's deputies he had been scratched by a wolf in Germany and now "goes on the attack when the moon's out," deputies reported.

The man, Thomas Stroup, 20, of Sheffield Township, was charged with underage consumption and taken to Lorain County jail.

Deputies went to the Timber Ridge Campground, 51900 Portman Road, Brownhelm Township, around 12:30 a.m. on May 29 where a caller said Stroup drank too much alcohol and was fighting with people and kicked a dog cage.

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Deputies found Stroup passed out inside a trailer filled with knives, swords and other edged weapons, the report said. When Stroup awoke, at first he only growled at deputies. When he spoke, his words were slurred and in a thick Russian accent.

He told a deputy he was going to kill the deputy's cousin Keith, but the deputy did not have a cousin named Keith, according to the report.

While being driven to jail, Stroup was apologetic, saying he drank too much vodka and blacked out. He added he was arrested last year by German police for blacking out after drinking too much vodka. Police found a passport in his pocket confirming he had visited Germany.